Since digital driving licences were made available in Iceland in the spring of 2020, 133 thousand individuals have downloaded this for their smartphones.

The Directorate of Fisheries has received a number of inquiries and concerns regarding the allocation of lumpfish.

Guðrún Dóra Clarke has been appointed as Chief Medical Executive at the Healthcare Institution of North Iceland (HSN). It is planned that Guðrún Dóra will start working soon.

Sigurður Ingi Jóhannesson has now appointed Magnús Jóhannesson as chair of the regional councils for the development of coastal planning in the East Fjords and West Fjords.

The Icelandic National Planning Agency will hold a meeting on proposals for a coastal area plan for the Westfjords and Eastfjords, on Tuesday 9 August at 13:30. The meeting will take place in the building of the Icelandic National Planning Agency at Borgartún 7B and is open to all.

Presentation meetings will be held in Múlaþing on Monday 12 February and in the District on Tuesday 13 February.

There has been some misunderstanding in regard to damage claims on properties that owners plan to sell to Thorkatla. For clarification NTI has confirmed the following:

The Directorate of Public Prosecutions has issued new/updated instructions, No. 7/2020, on violations of the Icelandic quarantine act and rules issued on the basis of the Act.

Due to the volcanic eruption and necessary emergency and investigative flights, the Icelandic Transport Authority, at the request of the Civil Protection Coordination Centre, has prohibited all drone flights over Grindavík.

Graduate students from the University of Iceland can now access both information about their graduation and confirm their academic record with an electronic seal inside Ísland.is.